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WUWM 89.7 FM - Milwaukee's NPR 2805 - Wednesday 7/29/26: Wisconsin's election security, Lake Michigan Coast Guard, FBI headquarters

Lake Effect is your connection to the community. We bring you conversations about the people, places and organizations that shape Milwaukee.

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Published 29 Jul 2026

Duration 51:20

Episodes

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Wednesday 7/29/26: Wisconsin's election security, Lake Michigan Coast Guard, FBI headquarters

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29 Jul 2026

2804-

Tuesday 7/28/26: Join us at a storm spotter class, severe weather and zoo animals, Wisconsin's sauna culture

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28 Jul 2026

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Monday 7/27/26: DNR PFAS testing, Capitol Notes, Economy Check-In, trees & heat

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27 Jul 2026

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Friday 7/24/26: Prepare for the August primary, armless flight, caring for caterpillars

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24 Jul 2026

2801-

Thursday 7/23/26: Quality of civic life in Wisconsin, Veterans Park lagoon, House of Headlocks

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23 Jul 2026

2800-

Wednesday 7/22/26: Health and wildfire smoke, hunger and children, caring for caterpillars

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22 Jul 2026

2799-

Tuesday 7/21/26: Financials of flooding, world's first armless pilot, BLK Girl Fest

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21 Jul 2026

2798-

Monday 7/20/26: Prepare for the August primary, ABCD, summer metalworking camp

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20 Jul 2026

2797-

Friday 7/10/26: WEDEC, ticks, neighborhood posters, Chirp Chat

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10 Jul 2026

2796-

Thursday 7/9/26: 'Keys to Homeownership' and housing affordability

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09 Jul 2026

2795-

Wednesday 7/8/26: BIPOC mental health, Art and activism, Sea shanties vs. maritime music

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08 Jul 2026

2794-

Tuesday 7/7/26: ABC Academy, pets in heat, 'UECK', King's Chord

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07 Jul 2026

2793-

Monday 7/6/26: 911 & AI, hot weather safety, Cherry Street Garden

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06 Jul 2026

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Friday 7/3/26: AI in education, Vivent Health, farewell to Giannis, Old World Wisconsin 50

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03 Jul 2026

2791-

Thursday 7/2/26: Wisconsin's 'City of Presidents', shooting stars at UWM, Bubbler Talk

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02 Jul 2026

2790-

Wednesday 7/1/26: Overstaffing in Wisconsin schools, Immigration and America 250, Midtown Center development

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01 Jul 2026

2789-

Lake Effect Special 6/30/26: How AI is impacting different professions

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30 Jun 2026

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Monday 6/29/26: Vivent Health and HIV care, the microbiome, Old World Wisconsin

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29 Jun 2026

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Friday 6/26/26: Wisconsin Cartoonist Laureate, Chirp Chat, 'Summertime' through the times

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26 Jun 2026

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Thursday 6/25/26: Wisconsin schools racial achievement gap, Chirp Chat, Oconto frog invasion

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25 Jun 2026

2785-

Wednesday 6/24/26: Giannis' immigrant journey, 'Summertime' through the times, Summerfest week two preview

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24 Jun 2026

2784-

Tuesday 6/23/26: Wisconsin teachers apprentice, Wisconsin Cartoonist Laureate, 'Summertime' origins

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23 Jun 2026

2783-

Monday 6/22/26: The Milwaukee Socialists

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22 Jun 2026

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Friday 6/19/26: Milwaukee's first Juneteenth, racial achievement gaps in Wisconsin schools, Oneida Pow Wow

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19 Jun 2026

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Thursday 6/18/26: 55 years of Juneteenth in Milwaukee, Underground Railroad in Wisconsin, Bubbler Talk

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18 Jun 2026

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Wednesday 6/17/26: School racial achievement gap, 'Winter Hymns', Summerfest Week 1 Preview

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17 Jun 2026

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Tuesday 6/16/26: Milwaukee's first Juneteenth, Oneida Pow Wow, cocktails to try, Brandy Clark

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16 Jun 2026

2778-

Monday 6/15/26: David Tomblin court update, Capitol Notes, 'Beacons of Brew City'

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15 Jun 2026

2777-

Friday 6/12/26: Walgreens lease agreements, Milwaukee Socialist Part IV, Brillantes

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12 Jun 2026

2776-

Thursday 6/11/26: Economic Check-In, Milwaukee Messi, Race to Alaska

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11 Jun 2026

2775-

Wednesday 6/10/26: The Milwaukee Socialists part four, Beloit data center proposal, Brilliantes

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10 Jun 2026

2774-

Tuesday 6/9/26: Guerrilla Gay Bar, Walker's Pint, spiritualism in Whitewater

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09 Jun 2026

2773-

Monday 6/8/26: Why Walgreens are vacant, House of History, Milwaukee Music Roundup

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08 Jun 2026

2772-

Friday 6/5/26: Head Start and ICE, The Milwaukee Socialists part three, Paula Poundstone

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05 Jun 2026

2771-

Thursday 6/4/26: Mayor Johnson on housing affordability, Lake Michigan Coast Guard, Bubbler Talk

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04 Jun 2026

2770-

Wednesday 6/3/26: The Milwaukee Socialists part three, 'Sanctuary', Paula Poundstone

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03 Jun 2026

2769-

Tuesday 6/2/26: Head Start and ICE, Pride Month at the movies, Eventini

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02 Jun 2026

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Monday 6/1/26: 'It's All Local', UWM multicultural center consolidation, U.S. & El Salvador, locally made amaretto

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01 Jun 2026

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Friday 5/29/26: Heal the Hood, rescued beagles update, Milwaukee Socialists, Chirp Chat

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29 May 2026

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Thursday 5/28/26: Eating disorder recovery, Chirp Chat, Bubbler Talk

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28 May 2026

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Wednesday 5/27/26: Online extremism and San Diego, The Milwaukee Socialists part two, Artemis II

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27 May 2026

2764-

Tuesday 5/26/26: JIMENA, Ridglan Farms update, What's the Story Wishbone?

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26 May 2026

2763-

Friday 5/22/26: Beats Me, The Milwaukee Socialists part 1, King's Chord

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22 May 2026

2762-

Thursday 5/21/26: Stritch Family Literacy Center, International Crane Foundation, King's Chord

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21 May 2026

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Wednesday 5/20/26: The Milwaukee Socialists part one, Beats Me, ECO MKE

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20 May 2026

2760-

Tuesday 5/19/26: The cultural significance of returning sturgeon, games and Indigeneity, Act 31

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19 May 2026

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Monday 5/18/26: Capitol Notes, Charles Allis & Betty Brinn artists in residence, Milwaukee Music Roundup

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18 May 2026

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Friday 5/15/26: dog breeding facility, tick season, food truck curfew, storm spotter training

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15 May 2026

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Thursday 5/14/26: jail time & mental health, tick season, storm spotter training, Bubbler Talk

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14 May 2026

2756-

Wednesday 5/13/26: sealing evictions, CCAP uses, Wisconsin parks, Wisconsin caves, Name That Card

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13 May 2026

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